What Explains Openness to Intercountry Adoption?

Abstract

Objective This study systematically investigates the factors that determine sending country openness or restrictiveness regarding intercountry adoption. It hypothesizes that larger orphan populations, greater global interconnectedness, and accession to theHague Convention are associated with greater openness, whereas the political empowerment of women and larger Islamic populations are expected to be associated with greater restrictiveness. Methods The study employs an original, global data set to empirically test the significance of the hypothesized factors in explaining a country's openness to intercountry adoption. Results The study finds that burgeoning orphan populations are associated with greater openness to intercountry adoption and women's presence in political decision making is associated with greater restrictiveness. Conclusion The findings call into question the effectiveness of the current intercountry adoption regime.

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